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So If the “water contractors” are ultimately held responsible for expensive repairs to the dam, why won't they revolt against re-licensing the DWR? The research detailed in this thread proves that DWR is incapable of saving Oroville Dam!! Since customers are being forced to put money into an account to fund maintenance and repairs, they must insist the DWR no longer be the contractor in charge of Oroville Dam! Is it too convoluted to deny those dollars (collected from water customers aka California taxpayers) until and unless a professional dam maintenance co. takes over for DWR!? I will vote for you, ER333, whoever you are, to be on the new Board overseeing the dam management co.

This is so serious. The eventual collapse of the dam will kill more people than in 9/11. Frightens me they didn't even get around to cutting trees away so the roots wouldn't undermine the spillway. Just the smallest of mistakes, evasions and sloppy maintenance work thus far noted.

Hi Westerner, the critical battle right now is Forensic (Failure) information. If this narrative can be "guided" such that devastating information is not discovered or revealed, then DWR has a chance at collecting FEMA disaster monies. Then DWR has a further chance at collecting the 25% left over from the "water contractors".

But, if the "real picture" of devastating forensic information - i.e. “failed to properly construct, inspect, repair, operate, and manage the facilities.” - is established to the level of Legal Liability and Legal lack of Standard of Care, then the "water contractors" have a strong position of rejecting the 25% in spillway repair costs. (besides the huge risk of losing FEMA funds).

So DWR's best option, is if "information" were presented that gave a different perspective on any potential devastating forensic analysis reports. That is why I "jumped" on the latest photograph "interpretation" meme as I had seen the large amount of soils in one of the slab cuts (was amazed at the amount of soil). To "see it" you have to change the exposure setting in the photo as the material is in a shaded area, but the soil and small aggregate rock is very clear and completely fills the saw cut area when viewed with a good hi-res 32 bit color display.